Grassroots bootcamp/Schedule

June 7-8 (Sat-Sun) - Grassroots unconference

See Grassroots unconference for more information.

June 9 (Mon) Grassroots day

• How to start a grassroots group
• Survey/directory of existing grassroots groups
• How to run a local jam (list of examples)
  • Teasers for Jam prep day -- select ~3-person core team, assign tasks, send out save-the-date
• Local organization : communication, meetups, events, partnerships
  • Teasers for laptop day. select ~4 session leads and notetakers, assign prepwork

June 10 (Tue) Education day

• Roleplay being kids in an XO pilot, like they did in Nepal
• Presentation on current deployments, what they're doing in classrooms
• Constructionism 101
• How to start a pilot

June 11 (Wed) Infrastructure day

• Grassroots groups support program / developers program / community program from OLPC: what's needed? Let's make it.
• Newsletter/communications
• Set up your group's webpage/wiki/mailing list/RT/trac/etc time
• Practice setting up the above for the test Jam
• Joining global efforts : support-gang, open working groups

June 12 (Thu) Laptop day

• How to disassemble/repair an XO + how to run a repair center
• Running a content project
• Running a translation/il8n project
• Running an Activity-making project
• Getting involved in core development

June 13 (Fri) Jam prep day

• Review of how to run a jam
• Presentation/timeline from core team (selected on Grassroots day)

June 14-15 (Sat-Sun) Grassroots Jam NYC

See Grassroots Jam for more details.